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frojnd

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b43 ethernet card keeps on falling 2.6.35-ARCH kernel

For some reason ethernet card would fall down every n seconds. I have dell inspiron 6400 and following Broadcom cards:

03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)

cat /var/log/kernel.log

Nov  6 23:08:04 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: powering down PHY
Nov  6 23:08:04 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is down
Nov  6 23:08:07 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
Nov  6 23:08:07 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX
Nov  6 23:08:20 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: powering down PHY
Nov  6 23:08:20 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is down
Nov  6 23:08:23 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
Nov  6 23:08:23 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX
Nov  6 23:08:33 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: powering down PHY
Nov  6 23:08:34 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is down
Nov  6 23:08:36 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
Nov  6 23:08:36 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX
Nov  6 23:09:43 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: powering down PHY
Nov  6 23:09:43 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is down
Nov  6 23:09:46 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
Nov  6 23:09:46 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX

cat /etc/rc.conf | grep MODULES

MODULES=(!pcspkr b43 !bcm43xx)

pacman -Qi b43-firmware | grep Version

Version        : 4.178.10.4-1

I haven't installed any test kernels. I just edited /etc/rc.conf and add b43 !bcm43xx in it and install b43-firmware from aur. How can I fix this?

I also remembered that in logs might be erros: cat /var/log/kernel.log

Nov  1 01:34:17 archer kernel: [drm:atom_op_jump] *ERROR* atombios stuck in loop for more than 1sec aborting
Nov  1 01:34:17 archer kernel: [drm:atom_execute_table_locked] *ERROR* atombios stuck executing E55E (len 105, WS 12, PS 8) @ 0xE5AC
Nov  1 01:34:17 archer kernel: [drm:atom_op_jump] *ERROR* atombios stuck in loop for more than 1sec aborting
Nov  1 01:34:17 archer kernel: [drm:atom_execute_table_locked] *ERROR* atombios stuck executing ECBA (len 86, WS 4, PS 0) @ 0xECED
Nov  1 01:34:17 archer kernel: [drm:atom_op_jump] *ERROR* atombios stuck in loop for more than 1sec aborting
Nov  1 01:34:17 archer kernel: [drm:atom_execute_table_locked] *ERROR* atombios stuck executing E55E (len 105, WS 12, PS 8) @ 0xE5AC
Nov  2 12:12:09 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  2 12:12:09 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  2 12:12:09 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
Nov  2 20:48:25 archer kernel: [drm:atom_op_jump] *ERROR* atombios stuck in loop for more than 1sec aborting
Nov  2 20:48:25 archer kernel: [drm:atom_execute_table_locked] *ERROR* atombios stuck executing E55E (len 105, WS 12, PS 8) @ 0xE5AC
Nov  2 20:48:26 archer kernel: [drm:atom_op_jump] *ERROR* atombios stuck in loop for more than 1sec aborting
Nov  2 20:48:26 archer kernel: [drm:atom_execute_table_locked] *ERROR* atombios stuck executing ECBA (len 86, WS 4, PS 0) @ 0xECED
Nov  2 20:48:26 archer kernel: [drm:atom_op_jump] *ERROR* atombios stuck in loop for more than 1sec aborting
Nov  2 20:48:26 archer kernel: [drm:atom_execute_table_locked] *ERROR* atombios stuck executing E55E (len 105, WS 12, PS 8) @ 0xE5AC
Nov  6 14:08:24 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 14:08:24 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 14:08:24 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
Nov  6 14:08:26 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 14:08:26 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 14:08:26 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
Nov  6 14:08:45 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 14:08:45 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 14:08:45 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
Nov  6 14:08:54 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 14:08:54 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 14:08:54 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
Nov  6 14:08:56 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 14:08:56 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 14:08:56 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
Nov  6 23:12:49 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 23:12:49 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 23:12:49 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
Nov  6 23:12:51 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 23:12:51 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
Nov  6 23:12:51 archer kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.

Also when I connect to the wlan0: netcfg ap, the cat /var/log/kernel.log says similar

Nov  6 23:35:08 archer kernel: b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 478.104 (2008-07-01 00:50:23)
Nov  6 23:35:08 archer kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Nov  6 23:35:12 archer kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (try 1)
Nov  6 23:35:12 archer kernel: wlan0: authenticated
Nov  6 23:35:12 archer kernel: wlan0: associate with 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (try 1)
Nov  6 23:35:12 archer kernel: wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=5)
Nov  6 23:35:12 archer kernel: wlan0: associated
Nov  6 23:35:12 archer kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
Nov  6 23:35:14 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: powering down PHY
Nov  6 23:35:14 archer kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Nov  6 23:35:22 archer kernel: wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
Nov  6 23:39:19 archer kernel: wlan0: deauthenticated from 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (Reason: 7)
Nov  6 23:39:19 archer kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Nov  6 23:39:21 archer kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (try 1)
Nov  6 23:39:21 archer kernel: wlan0: authenticated
Nov  6 23:39:21 archer kernel: wlan0: associate with 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (try 1)
Nov  6 23:39:21 archer kernel: wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=5)
Nov  6 23:39:21 archer kernel: wlan0: associated
Nov  6 23:39:27 archer kernel: wlan0: deauthenticated from 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (Reason: 15)
Nov  6 23:39:27 archer kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Nov  6 23:39:28 archer kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (try 1)
Nov  6 23:39:28 archer kernel: wlan0: authenticated
Nov  6 23:39:28 archer kernel: wlan0: associate with 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (try 1)
Nov  6 23:39:28 archer kernel: wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=5)
Nov  6 23:39:28 archer kernel: wlan0: associated
Nov  6 23:39:35 archer kernel: wlan0: deauthenticated from 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (Reason: 7)
Nov  6 23:39:35 archer kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Nov  6 23:39:37 archer kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (try 1)
Nov  6 23:39:37 archer kernel: wlan0: authenticated
Nov  6 23:39:37 archer kernel: wlan0: associate with 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (try 1)
Nov  6 23:39:37 archer kernel: wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=5)
Nov  6 23:39:37 archer kernel: wlan0: associated
Nov  6 23:40:29 archer kernel: wlan0: deauthenticated from 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (Reason: 7)
Nov  6 23:40:29 archer kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Nov  6 23:40:31 archer kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (try 1)
Nov  6 23:40:31 archer kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (try 2)
Nov  6 23:40:31 archer kernel: wlan0: authenticated
Nov  6 23:40:42 archer kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (try 1)
Nov  6 23:40:42 archer kernel: wlan0: authenticated
Nov  6 23:40:42 archer kernel: wlan0: associate with 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (try 1)
Nov  6 23:40:42 archer kernel: wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1d:7e:60:fd:fd (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=5)
Nov  6 23:40:42 archer kernel: wlan0: associated

So not only eth0 is not working properly, wlan0 also is messing around. What is going on?

Last edited by frojnd (2010-11-06 21:45:34)

Zaffe

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From: Santiago, Chile

Registered: 2007-02-22

Posts: 26

Re: b43 ethernet card keeps on falling 2.6.35-ARCH kernel

Did u found a solution? i still cant get it to work

frojnd

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Registered: 2008-09-20

Posts: 125

Re: b43 ethernet card keeps on falling 2.6.35-ARCH kernel

No unfortunately I've been busy with my exams lately so I haven't investigate any further...
I thought this was specific user problem. I guess people with Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 have problems with this driver/kernel.

Zaffe: what did you try to make it work? Can you please post it here?

Zaffe

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From: Santiago, Chile

Registered: 2007-02-22

Posts: 26

Re: b43 ethernet card keeps on falling 2.6.35-ARCH kernel

I tought the problem was the kernel, so i was trying different ones , but its seems that its dhcpcd cuz i just managed to get connection using dhclient

Last edited by Zaffe (2010-11-09 02:05:10)

Jodell

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Registered: 2009-10-09

Posts: 285

Re: b43 ethernet card keeps on falling 2.6.35-ARCH kernel

The problem most likely lies in wpa_supplicant according to these bug reports.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/548992
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/429370

frojnd

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Registered: 2008-09-20

Posts: 125

Re: b43 ethernet card keeps on falling 2.6.35-ARCH kernel

Now I have finally time to find out what's this all about... I've disabled netcfg, any other driver. So it's like fresh install without network settings. When I've installed arch dhcpcd worked out of the box... so now I also connect with dhcpcd (LAN) and /var/log/kernel.log says:

Nov 15 20:18:54 archer kernel: CE: hpet increased min_delta_ns to 37968 nsec
Nov 15 20:35:48 archer kernel: CE: hpet increased min_delta_ns to 56952 nsec
Nov 15 20:37:20 archer kernel: CE: hpet increased min_delta_ns to 85428 nsec
Nov 15 20:37:33 archer kernel: CE: hpet increased min_delta_ns to 128142 nsec
Nov 15 20:43:41 archer kernel: CE: hpet increased min_delta_ns to 192213 nsec
Nov 15 21:09:23 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: powering down PHY
Nov 15 21:09:23 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is down
Nov 15 21:09:26 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
Nov 15 21:09:26 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX
Nov 15 21:09:35 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: powering down PHY
Nov 15 21:09:36 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is down
Nov 15 21:09:38 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
Nov 15 21:09:38 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX
Nov 15 21:09:55 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: powering down PHY
Nov 15 21:09:55 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is down
Nov 15 21:09:58 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
Nov 15 21:09:58 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX
Nov 15 21:10:05 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: powering down PHY
Nov 15 21:10:05 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is down
Nov 15 21:10:08 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
Nov 15 21:10:08 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX

Modules:

MODULES=(!pcspkr)

Can someone please tell me what's going on? And I don't have installed wpa_supplicant

Zaffe

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From: Santiago, Chile

Registered: 2007-02-22

Posts: 26

Re: b43 ethernet card keeps on falling 2.6.35-ARCH kernel

My problem was dhcpcd, with dhclient from extra i dont have any issues.

03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)

Last edited by Zaffe (2010-11-15 20:40:50)

frojnd

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Re: b43 ethernet card keeps on falling 2.6.35-ARCH kernel

I stopped dhcpcd and start wih dhclient eth0 and I still get link down

Nov 16 00:51:14 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: powering down PHY
Nov 16 00:51:14 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is down
Nov 16 00:51:17 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
Nov 16 00:51:17 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX
Nov 16 00:51:55 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: powering down PHY
Nov 16 00:51:56 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is down
Nov 16 00:51:58 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
Nov 16 00:51:58 archer kernel: b44 ssb1:0: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX

Kernel: kernel26 2.6.35.8-1 (stock)

Zaffe, do you have blacklisted b44 module? Did you edit in anyway MODUELS section that could affect network? What modules do you have loaded/blacklisted for network to work?

Zaffe

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From: Santiago, Chile

Registered: 2007-02-22

Posts: 26

Re: b43 ethernet card keeps on falling 2.6.35-ARCH kernel

Zaffe, do you have blacklisted b44 module? Did you edit in anyway MODUELS section that could affect network? What modules do you have loaded/blacklisted for network to work?

No, i dont enable or disable any modules in rc.conf that affect network. I had the same messages in dmesg, and i installed dhclient from extra, restarted network, killed dhcpcd and started dhclient on eth0 and i had connection. Now i use wicd config with dhclient working fine. Did u tried to connect with a static ip?

frojnd

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Registered: 2008-09-20

Posts: 125

Re: b43 ethernet card keeps on falling 2.6.35-ARCH kernel

I try like this: sudo ifconfig eth0 inet 192.168.1.66 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 but I can only ping router...

slytux

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Registered: 2010-09-25

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Re: b43 ethernet card keeps on falling 2.6.35-ARCH kernel

I have no problem with wireless on an HP 2133 mini which has bcm4312.  Here is what I'm using:
core/b43-fwcutter 013-1
aur/b43-firmware 4.178.10.4-1

frojnd

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Re: b43 ethernet card keeps on falling 2.6.35-ARCH kernel

I had to downgrade kernel to 2.6.34.1-1 in order to prevent link falling down and up. I did this with arm.